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+(ns clojure.core-test.merge
+  (:require [clojure.test :as t :refer [deftest testing is are]]
+            [clojure.core-test.portability #?(:cljs :refer-macros :default :refer)  [when-var-exists]]))
+
+(when-var-exists clojure.core/merge
+  (deftest test-merge
+    (testing "`merge`"
+      (testing "`nil` and empty map behavior"
+        (is (nil? (merge)))
+        (is (nil? (merge nil)))
+        (is (nil? (merge nil nil)))
+        (is (nil? (merge nil nil nil)))
+
+        (is (= {} (merge {})))
+        (is (= {} (merge {} nil)))
+        (is (= {} (merge nil {})))
+        (is (= {} (merge nil {} nil)))
+
+        (is (= {[2 3] :foo} (merge {[2 3] :foo} nil {})))
+        (is (= {1 11} (merge {1 11} {} nil))))
+
+      (testing "lattermost mapping wins"
+        (is (= {:a "aaaaa"} (merge {:a "a"} {:a "aaaaa"})))
+        (is (= {:a "a" :b "b"} (merge {:a "aaaa"} {:a "a" :b "b"})))
+        (is (= {:a "a" :b "b"} (merge {:a "aaaa"}
+                                      {:a "a" :b "bbbb"}
+                                      {:a "a" :b "b"})))
+        (is (= {:a nil :b "b" :c "c"} (merge {:a "aaaa"}
+                                             {:a "a" :b "bbbb" :c "c"}
+                                             {:a nil :b "b"})))
+        (is (= {:x 1 :y 10 :z 100} (merge {:x 1 :y 5555}
+                                          {:y 10 :z 100}))))
+
+      (testing "nested maps are replaced, not 'deep-merged'"
+        (is (= {:ceo {:name "Alice"},
+                :cto {:name "Brenda"}}
+               (merge {:ceo {:salary 1000000}} ; salary values are overwritten
+                      {:cto {:salary  500000}}
+                      {:ceo {:name "Alice"}}
+                      {:cto {:name "Brenda"}}))))
+
+      (testing "map entries are accepted in position 2+, per `conj`"
+        (is (= {:a "a", :b "b"} (merge {:a nil}
+                                       (first {:a "a"})
+                                       {:b "b"}))))
+
+      (testing "vectors in position 2+ are treated as map-entries, per `conj`"
+        (is (thrown? #?(:cljs :default, :clj java.lang.IllegalArgumentException, :clr Exception)
+                     (merge {} [])))
+        (is (thrown? #?(:cljs :default, :clj java.lang.IllegalArgumentException, :clr Exception)
+                     (merge {} [:foo])))
+        (is (= {:foo "foo"} (merge {} [:foo "foo"])))
+        (is (= {"x" 1} (merge {} ["x" 1])))
+        (is (= {'x 10, 'y 10} (merge {'x 10} ['y 10])))
+        (testing "In CLJS (unlike other dialects) vectors with >2 arguments are treated as map-entries (where the latter values are ignored)"
+          #?(:cljs (is (= {:foo :bar} (merge {} [:foo :bar :baz]))),
+             :clj (is (thrown? java.lang.IllegalArgumentException (merge {} [:foo :bar :baz]))),
+             :clr (is (thrown? Exception (merge {} [:foo :bar :baz])))))
+
+        (is (= {:foo "foo", :bar "bar"} (merge {} [:foo "foo"] [:bar "bar"])))
+        (is (= {'x 10, 'y 10, 'z 10} (merge {'x 10} ['y 10] ['z 10])))
+        (testing "In CLJS (unlike other dialects) vectors with >2 arguments are treated as map-entries (where the latter values are ignored)"
+          #?(:cljs (is (= {:foo :bar} (merge {} [:foo :bar :baz :bar]))),
+             :clj (is (thrown? java.lang.IllegalArgumentException (merge {} [:foo :bar :baz :bar]))),
+             :clr (is (thrown? Exception (merge {} [:foo :bar :baz :bar]))))))
+
+      (testing "atomic values in position 2+ throw"
+        (is (thrown? #?(:cljs :default, :clj Exception, :clr Exception)
+                     (merge {} 1)))
+        (is (thrown? #?(:cljs :default, :clj Exception, :clr Exception)
+                     (merge {} 1 2)))
+        (is (thrown? #?(:cljs :default, :clj Exception, :clr Exception)
+                     (merge {} :foo)))
+        (is (thrown? #?(:cljs :default, :clj Exception, :clr Exception)
+                     (merge {} "str"))))
+
+      (testing "undefined `merge` behavior on non-maps"
+        ;; Behavior for non-map input is undefined. We intentionally do not test
+        ;; it closely.
+        (is (any? (merge '(1 2 3) 1)))
+        (is (any? (merge [1 2] 3 4 5)))
+        (is (any? (merge [] nil {} 1 {:a "c"})))
+        (is (any? (merge (first {:a "a"}) {:b "b"} {:c "c"})))
+        (is (= [:foo] (merge [:foo])))
+        (is (= :foo (merge :foo)))
+        (is (thrown? #?(:cljs :default, :clj Exception, :clr Exception)
+                     (merge :foo :bar)))
+        (is (thrown? #?(:cljs :default, :clj Exception, :clr Exception)
+                     (merge 100 :foo)))
+        (is (thrown? #?(:cljs :default, :clj Exception, :clr Exception)
+                     (merge "str" :foo)))        
+        (is (thrown?  #?(:cljs :default, :clj Exception, :clr Exception)
+                      (merge nil (range))))
+        (is (thrown?  #?(:cljs :default, :clj Exception, :clr Exception)
+                      (merge {} '(1 2))))
+        (is (thrown?  #?(:cljs :default, :clj Exception, :clr Exception)
+                      (merge {} 1 2)))))))